tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post4155886896678997017..comments2024-03-04T04:14:25.797-06:00Comments on Artists' Journal Workshop: Writing on sketchbook pagesKate (Cathy Johnson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-23341541952998105882015-03-23T15:23:12.401-05:002015-03-23T15:23:12.401-05:00Inspiring as always! :)Inspiring as always! :)Brian Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310398173412104468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-21441366672682421372015-03-21T13:50:15.693-05:002015-03-21T13:50:15.693-05:00If you tell a story with your sketch then you don&...If you tell a story with your sketch then you don't need to write anything with the sketch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-29741765661133724302015-03-03T07:20:25.296-06:002015-03-03T07:20:25.296-06:00Thanks for writing this comprehensive post! I lov...Thanks for writing this comprehensive post! I love your sketches and your writing.Sandy in Michiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377074282501697667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-74864635471776799102015-02-28T07:23:22.600-06:002015-02-28T07:23:22.600-06:00Sometimes that's all I want to do too, Gina! ...Sometimes that's all I want to do too, Gina! Yesterday I did a watercolor sketch and used the rubber stamp that says "happiness" in Chinese. That's still writing! :DKate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-36789868831562499732015-02-27T20:07:36.664-06:002015-02-27T20:07:36.664-06:00Agreed, Sharon! Often the image is enough, though...Agreed, Sharon! Often the image is enough, though I sometimes put just the date, unobtrusively, or maybe the medium since I may forget. Kate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-78971932735894650782015-02-27T19:15:04.325-06:002015-02-27T19:15:04.325-06:00OMG! Those would be so great to go back and look ...OMG! Those would be so great to go back and look through. Yes, they really need the journaling to give the sketches more of a time and feeling perspective...an anchor, if you will, or a memory jog. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-56391066703279363122015-02-27T17:26:44.881-06:002015-02-27T17:26:44.881-06:00Fine post! For me, sketchbooks are not journals, b...Fine post! For me, sketchbooks are not journals, but I do I write at least enough to identify the drawing. Where, what time, why... For the same reason, I change the number of a photo to a descriptive name. Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941900913910287961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-77882842584082626612015-02-27T12:48:41.205-06:002015-02-27T12:48:41.205-06:00Very timely, Alissa, as I've been somewhat str...Very timely, Alissa, as I've been somewhat struggling with this as well. Too much, not enough, none at all? And I came to much the same conclusion as you…the sketchbook is for me and I do what feels right at the moment. GREAT post!Laure Ferlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966163843633158039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-24968837341456315542015-02-27T12:17:21.605-06:002015-02-27T12:17:21.605-06:00 I discovered your journals when sketch journals ... I discovered your journals when sketch journals were new to me. They inspired me so much, that you could still sketch and write when you were so sick. Writing for me is pretty much integral to the process as well.Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06080978332411185223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-47040844094585341362015-02-27T12:00:07.776-06:002015-02-27T12:00:07.776-06:00Terrific post Alissa. Thank You!Terrific post Alissa. Thank You!Sparklyjoolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04933747988131010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-16474151012597432312015-02-27T10:59:55.515-06:002015-02-27T10:59:55.515-06:00Writing a little bit is part of my reflective proc...Writing a little bit is part of my reflective process. I almost always have something to say (just ask my husband) about my work. However, if I find myself wondering if I should add words I generally leave them out. They have to seem necessary somehow.Sharon Frosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327067657524115978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-37890587850717690012015-02-27T10:04:44.290-06:002015-02-27T10:04:44.290-06:00Hooray and big hugs, Susan!Hooray and big hugs, Susan!Kate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-71189763896827032552015-02-27T09:29:35.031-06:002015-02-27T09:29:35.031-06:00THANKS so much -- so very much my own issue -- the...THANKS so much -- so very much my own issue -- there are images I just want to have blank for use elsewhere -- cards or what -- and yet I want words too -- I still struggle with that ... sometimes I'll sacrifice another watercolor page for writing ... guess it depends ... thanks so much for sharing!! Good topic indeed!Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16962094268196360875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-55385335138449954652015-02-27T09:14:05.878-06:002015-02-27T09:14:05.878-06:00Fantastic post!!! AND AJW has totally changed the...Fantastic post!!! AND AJW has totally changed the direction with what I do on a day to day as well. Thank you all!!!Susan Bronsakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446892704691993619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-5808954769683086412015-02-27T08:41:15.309-06:002015-02-27T08:41:15.309-06:00I tend to write on one side, sketch on the other, ...I tend to write on one side, sketch on the other, but it depends. In my USk journal I write everywhere . . . dkatiepowellarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249709502453827478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-58804104111517464742015-02-27T08:19:24.190-06:002015-02-27T08:19:24.190-06:00What an absolutely brilliant post, Alissa! I'...What an absolutely brilliant post, Alissa! I'm going to share it on our Facebook group. <br /><br />Sometimes I add words, sometimes I don't, it depends on my mood and the image and what's going on. Often I just add the date or location, sometimes small, sometimes very large, as almost a header. <br /><br />After reading The New Diary by Tristine Rainer, I had a period in which I was tipping in whole pages of writing paper between art paper pages so I could write as much as I wanted! I'm just rereading those now, and I'm delighted I did that, it's been fascinating. I have come a long way in 4 years, and I wouldn't have realized that if I hadn't written it all down.Kate (Cathy Johnson)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03296053923338246127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1764822475195816427.post-7031178870883980932015-02-27T02:13:36.073-06:002015-02-27T02:13:36.073-06:00I so agree with you Alissa, a sketch without a sto...I so agree with you Alissa, a sketch without a story is somehow incomplete. I love looking back through my sketchbooks and finding things I had forgotten. Artists Journal Workshop has changed the way I draw too, so much inspiration coming from all around the world.Valerie Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16623165378738928347noreply@blogger.com